. . . ["Candide"] contains some of his most beguiling music, especially the finale "Make Our Garden Grow," and this 1989 concert recording with Bernstein himself on the podium [shows how effervescent his music could be] . . . [a] superior cast . . . Bernstein's orchestra performs wonderfully.

Record Review /
Kevin Filipski,
Flip Side Reviews / 05. August 2014

. . . one of the most beautiful musical theater scores Bernstein ever composed, conducted with the passion and intimacy that only Lenny as composer-conductor could effect, and interpreted by a perfectly integrated ensemble of classical and musical theater singing actors, this is an aural treat throughout.